Skyway to Death

Jan 19, 1974

1h 15m

★ 4.3

When a cable car stalls at 8000 feet high in the mountains, there's only one way to get down.

Overview

The passengers in an aerial tramway are trapped when the tramway breaks down 8,500 feet in the air.

Genres

Adventure

Thriller

TV Movie

Production Companies

Universal Television

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Cast

Martin Leonard

Ross Martin

Nancy Sorenson

Stefanie Powers

Barney Taylor

Bobby Sherman

Sam Nichols

Tige Andrews

Ann Leonard

Nancy Malone

Bill Carter

David Sheiner

Andrew Tustin

John Astin

Bob Parsons

Joseph Campanella

Aunt Louise

Ruth McDevitt

Steve Kramer

Severn Darden

Walter Benson

Billy Green Bush

Kathy Reed

Lissa Morrow

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